This dress looks too bright; I look awful in this dress.

36 It's too long and it's not bright enough. Оно слишком длинно и недостаточно ярко.

Повторите ещё раз: too - слишком употребляется перед прилагательным, enough - достаточно употребляется после прилагательного.

37 No, you're wrong. Нет, ты неправа.

Wrong неправый, неправильный. По значению это слово противоположно слову right правый, правильный.

38 Ask her. Спроси у нее.

39 Well... both of you like it... Ну что ж... вам обеим оно нравится...

Both of you вы обе

Both of the girls are going. Обе девушки идут.

Both of them are buying lipsticks. Обе они покупают губную помаду.

Both of my friends like big shops. Оба мои друга любят большие магазины.

40 We can go to the shops in Oxford Street. Мы можем пойти в Магазины на Оксфорд

Стрит.

The shops - магазины. Определенный артикль указывает на то, что имеются в виду не магазины вообще, а вполне конкретные, " определённые" - те, которые расположены на Оксфорд Стрит.

41 Sheila, do you like big shops? Шейла, тебе нравятся большие магазины?

Big shops - большие магазины. Артикль отсутствует (употреблен " нулевой"

артикль), т.к. имеются в виду магазины вообще.

42 I like some of them. Мне нравятся некоторые из них.

43 Most of the department stores are too big for me. Большинство универмагов

слишком велики для меня.

Most of большинство

44 All of her new things are from a big shop. Все её новые вещи из большого магазина.

45 Some scarves несколько шарфов

Слово scarves шарфы является формой множественного числа от существительного scarf - шарф. Обратите внимание на то, что при образовании формы множественного числа конечная согласная f меняется на v и затем прибавляется окончание es.

 

EXERCISES

Exercise 1

Examples

Today the girls... to Oxford Street. are going/is going/go

Today the girls are going to Oxford Street.

They... to buy some clothes. are wanting/ wants/ want

They want to buy some clothes.

 

1 I... with them. goes/ am going/ go

2 I... to go to the shops. do not want/ not wanting/ does not want

3 Women... terrible shoppers. is/are

4 Sometimes Mary... all day is shopping/ shops/shop

5 but she... anything. does not buy/ is not buying/do not buy

6 Today she... for a red dress. looks/ is looking/ are looking

7 She... red like/is liking/likes

8 but I... am not/ do not/ does not

9 I... green. prefer/ am preferring/ prefers

 

Exercise 2

Examples

You are buying a lipstick. Which colours would you like? red/pink/black/green

I would like either red or pink.

You are hungry. What do you want to eat? some chicken/a dress/

A hotel/ a steak

I want either some chicken or a steak.

 

1 You are slimming. What do you want to eat? steak/potatoes/roast beef/bread

2 You are in the dining-room. What are you doing? having a bath/eating din- ner/buying books/waiting for a meal

3 You are trying on some clothes. Where are you? in a bank/in my room/in a shop/in a bus

4 You are selling sandwiches. Where are you? in a snack-bar/in the book department/in a res- taurant/in a taxi

5 You are going to the poste restante counter.

What are you expecting? some letters/stamps/a friend/a packet

6 You are in the hotel. What do you want? a double room/a scarf/ some fetters/a single room

Exercise 3

Examples

A lot of, much, many

I have not got... money but I have got... friends.

I have not got much money but I have got a lot of friends.

Every week I buy... newspapers but I do not buy... books or magazines.

Every week I buy a lot of newspapers but I do not buy many books or magazines.

 

1 I do not want... potatoes but I want... meat.

2 I know... Italian people but I do not know... Swiss people.

3 I can drink... milk but I cannot drink... whisky.

4 I do not eat... fish but I eat... vegetables.

5 I have got... dresses but I have not got... skirts.

6 I do not buy... perfume but I buy... clothes.

Exercise 4

Examples

A lot of, a few, a little

 

I have only got... clothes and only... money but I have got... friends.

I have only got a few clothes and only a little money but I have got a lot of friends.

 

1 We have only got... food but we have got... wine.

2 I only spend... time but I buy... things.

3 My wife spends__time, and only buys... things.

4 He only eats... vegetables but he eats... bread.

5 Guy is only expecting... letters but he's expecting... cards.

6 I like... butter but only... bread.

7 They want a room with... windows but they only want... blankets.

 

Exercise 5

Examples

I am staying in an old hotel. but I like old ones

She likes new hotels. and my sister is staying in a new one

I am staying in an old hotel and my sister is staying in a new one.

She likes new hotels but I like old ones.

 

1 I am staying in an old hotel. and tomorrow we are going to a French one

2 She likes new hotels. but I prefer brown or grey ones

3 We are going to an Italian restaurant today. and I want to buy a long one

4 My sister wears bright clothes. and my sister is staying in a new one

5 She wants to buy a very short dress. and this afternoon we are going to a small one

6 This morning we are going to a big shop. but I like old ones

7 I like big shops. but I buy my things in big ones

8 She buys all of her things in small shops. but she prefers small ones

 

HOW I WENT SHOPPING

One day my friend Nick and I decided to go shopping. I took my salary and Nick took his father's salary. Nick needed some new clothes badly. There are a lot of shops, supermarkets and department stores in the centre of the city, so we decided to go through some of them.

The first shop on our way was a large supermarket. The choice of goods was very impressive. It seemed to us that on the counters and shelves there was everything one could want. We could see sausages of different kinds, fish, meat, poultry. At the bakery there was bread, rolls, buscuits. At the dairy department there was milk, cream, cheese, butter. Everything was nicely packed and when we came to the cashier our baskets were full.

Then we went to the department store which was right across the street. Nick and I are fond of computers and video and hi-fi equipment, so we couldn't go past our favourite department. There were a lot of computers, video cassette recorders, TV sets, hi-fi centres and tape recorders. Nick bought three new CDs and I bought two video cassettes.

And then, at last, we found the men's clothing department. There were a lot of suits, trousers, jackets, shirts and many other things. Nick needed a suit because he was going to the theatre with his girlfriend and her parents to see Pygmalion. As you probably remember, Nick is very tall and slim. So it's always difficult to find clothes that would suit him perfectly. The shop assistant asked Nick's size and offered him a nice suit. But when Nick tried it on I couldn't help laughing. The jacket was too big for him and the trousers were too short. He looked so funny! The shop assistant thought for a moment and then suggested that Nick should try on some jackets and some trousers separately. An hour later Nick looked like an English gentleman. The pin­striped jacket matched the black trousers perfectly. The shop assistant also showed Nick a wonderful tie and he immediately agreed to buy it.

We had to go home by taxi because our bags were so huge that we could hardly lift them. We came home completely broke but happy.

 

Questions

 

1. Who does the shopping in your family?

2. How often do you go shopping?

3. Do you prefer to go shopping on weekdays or at the weekend?

4. Do you like to go to small shops or to big department stores and supermarkets?

5. Which do you think is the most convenient time for shopping?

6. Some people are fond of window-shopping (разглядывание витрин). Can you say that you

belong to such people?

7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of big supermarkets?

8. When did you last go shopping? What did you buy?

 

LESSON NINE (9)
NINTH (9^TH) LESSON

Simon's birthday

PART I

 

Carol Fenton I'm Carol Fenton. I'm Mrs. Hunt's sister. This evening my sister's family is coming to celebrate my nephew's birthday. I've planned a small party but Simon doesn't know about it yet. It's a surprise. I'm very excited. I haven't seen Sarah's family for five years. They've been in Geneva for three years and we've been in London for three years. My husband and I are from Bristol but we haven’t lived there for eight years. Many of our friends still live in Bristol. Next month we're going there to visit my husband's family. We're staying at his brother's house. All my relatives are going, too.

 

PART 2

The Fentons

Mr. Fenton Someone's at the door, Carol.

Mrs. Fenton Is everything ready?

Mr. Fenton Yes, dear, everything's fine. Answer the door.
Mrs. Fenton Hello! I'm so happy to seeyou. Come in!

Mrs. Hunt Carol, you look verywell.

Mrs. Fenton Thank you, Sarah... you lookvery well, too. And the children... they're both so tall!
Mrs. Hunt Well... you haven't seen them for five years.
Mr. Hunt Sarah, you've forgotten to introduce Sheila.

Mrs. Hunt I'm very sorry. Carol, we've brought a friend with us. This is Sheila Morgan. She hasn't visited London before.
Mrs. Fenton Hello, Sheila.

Sheila How do you do, Mrs. Fenton?

Mrs. Fenton Please, call me Carol! Now sit down everyone. I’ve made some tea. It’s in the kitchen. Can Jane help me?

Mrs. Hunt Of course she can.

 

Three days

Mrs. Fenton How long have you been here?
Mrs. Hunt We've been here since Sunday. Today's Wednesday... we've been here for three days.

Mrs. Fenton And what have you seen since Sunday?
Mrs. Hunt We've been very busy but we haven't seen very many things. London's so big!

We've seen some of the sights and we've shopped in Oxford Street.

Mrs. Fenton Have the girls bought anything?

Mrs. Hunt Yes, they've bought some lovely things.
Mrs. Fenton And you, have you bought anything?
Mrs. Hunt I've seen a few nice things but I haven'tbought anything yet.
Mrs. Fenton I'm going to Oxford Street on Friday. Come with me. I know the good shops.

Carol's sons

Mrs. Hunt How are your sons?

Mrs. Fenton Tim's still living with us.

Mrs. Hunt Has he finished university yet?

Mrs. Fenton Yes, he has. He's worked here in London for eighteen months.
Mrs. Hunt What does he do?
Mrs. Fenton He works in an export company. He's worked there since January.
Mrs. Hunt And what does Chris do?
Mrs. Fenton He works in Dad's company in Bristol. We still haven't met Chris's fiancee.
They're going to visit us this year.
Mrs. Hunt When?
Mrs. Fenton Either this month or next month.

Mrs. Hunt How long is Chris's holiday?
Mrs. Fenton No one's told him yet. He wants four weeks. Maggie's got four weeks' holiday.
Mrs. Hunt Is Maggie Chris's fiancee?
Mrs. Fenton That's right. Her name's Margaret but we call her Maggie.

Happy birthday

Mrs. Fenton Ah! Here's Tim.

Tim Hello, Aunt Sarah. Uncle Guy. How are you? Are these my cousins?

Mrs. Hunt Yes. This is my daughter, Jane, and this is Simon.

Mr. Hunt Sarah, you've forgotten to introduce Sheila again.

Mrs. Hunt Oh sorry. This is Sheila Morgan. Sheila, this is Carol's son, Tim.
Tim Hello, Sheila. Are my aunt and uncle your parents' friends?
Sheila No, my parents don't know Mr. and Mrs.Hunt.My parentls' home's in Devon. Mrs. Fenton Is everyone ready? We're having the party now.
Simon Party?

Mrs. Fenton Yes, this is your birthday party, Simon.

All Happy birthday!

PART 3

Aunt Jane

Jane I'm so tired!

Ruth Yes, you look tired.

Jane I've shopped all day.

Ruth Why?

Jane Because today's my nephew's birthday.

Ruth Have you bought anything?

Jane No, nothing.

Ruth Why not?

Jane Because he's got everything!

The party

Tom Is everything ready?

Sue No, I haven't bought the melon yet.

Tom Are there any sandwiches?

Sue Yes... well... no. I've bought the bread but I haven’t made the sandwiches yet.
Tom Have you made the pies?

Sue No, I haven't made them yet.

Tom Is the wine here?

Sue No, it hasn't arrived and the shop'sclosed now. But I've bought a dress.

 

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